Where: Garvies Point Museum & Preserve, 50 Barry Dr, Glen Cove, NY 11542, USA (map)

Description: Garvies Point Preserve and Museum is a 62 acre site along the Hempstead Harbor on the scenic North Shore. The preserve consists of glacial moraine covered by forests, thickets and meadows. There are about five miles of marked nature trails, containing 60 tree species as well as numerous shrubs, vines and wildflowers. High cliffs along the shoreline display erosional features such as alluvial fans, talus slopes and slumping caused by ancient multicolored clays oozing from the beach. Life forms typical of the North Shore are abundant along the rocky shoreline. The woods and meadows, with their varied plant life, attract more than 140 species of birds, notably, Scarlet Tanagers and many varieties of warblers. Please register by emailing fourharborsheron@gmail.com

Meet in parking lot.